11.16.2011

My Living Room Area Rug: FLOR Carpet Tiles~

While I was in the process of looking for area rugs to use in my Living Room Design, I received a catalog in the mail from FLOR. I was familiar with FLOR Carpet Tiles, but when I opened the catalog, I was smitten with their new designs. For those that are not familiar with FLOR, it is an "innovative system of carpet squares that you assemble to create custom rugs, runners or [even] wall-to-wall designs."

This is the picture (via FLOR.com) that first caught my eye and made me want to see what FLOR had to offer.

I was not only impressed by their designs, but I liked the idea that I could put the patterns together myself to create my own unique, custom rug.

I had a hard time narrowing down my choices, but I finally decided on Lasting Grateness in black. I liked the bold, graphic pattern. (That, and I couldn't quite convince the Hubby that the zebra print would look good in the room. Lol!)

When the box arrived with my tiles, I pulled them out and plopped them on the ground in the living room. That's when the fun began. Putting the rug together was a bit like putting a puzzle together. (Note: the tiles are not meant to fit together in a pattern...they are meant to be random.)

Boy 3 and I had a good time working together to decide where each square should go. Once we finally decided on the right configuration for the tiles (don't I look happy?)...

I used the FLOR dots to attach the tiles to one another. And that was it!

One of the great things about this rug - especially for a family with little kids - is the fact that if one of the tiles gets stained or otherwise destroyed, just that tile can be replaced instead of having to replace an entire rug. In addition, FLOR tiles are environmentally friendly and can even be recycled once they have outlived their usefulness.

I'm really happy with my FLOR custom rug. And I love the graphic punch it adds to the room!

Disclosure: FLOR provided me with my rug in exchange for this review, but I did not receive monetary compensation. All opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own. Any quotes are taken directly from the FLOR website.

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comments:

What a cool idea and great looking rugs. I love the cable knit ones in the first picture.

This is a modern, refreshing take on an old college friends "rug" which was made up of those books of rug samples you find in flooring places. Those were all different colors (hideous colors as this was the 70's) and different textures. It was functional but not at all pretty!

OH I LOVE Flor carpet but have never actually purchased any!! Between my sophomore and junior year in high I lived with my grandmother as we were in the process of moving across the nation. (closer to her!!) When I returned to my parents at the end of summer a surprise awaited me.... my mother had completely decorated my room. My favorite aspect was the "patchwork" carpet she made from carpeting samples she had gathered from all over town (Denver.) It was truly a stunning effect as she had taken the time and effort to find samples that coordinated in both color and texture.

ooooo I think they look snazzy (your whole room looks FAB U LOUS!)! Every time I see the Flor tiles I am completely intrigued....I'm heading to their website right now....Xmas might come a little early for this girl! XO ~ Eva